Probable cause
The pilot became distracted and landed short of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the hole in the ground.
NTSB analysis
When the airplane turned onto final approach for runway 13, the pilot noticed two rows of round cornstalk bales in front of him and this became a distraction. The airplane touched down short of the runway and after rolling about 50 feet, the nose wheel hit a hole in the ground and the airplane nosed over, buckling the firewall. The ground was soft from a previous rainfall.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN14CA348 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 21, 2014
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Wayne, Nebraska
- Nearest airport
- Wayne Muni/Stan Morris Field (KLCG)
- Highest injury
- Minor
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built RV-6A
- N-number
- N996AZ
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1999
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.